Review of A Serbian Film (2010) by Josh P — 30 Jul 2012

Movie-going experiences nowadays are so passive and mind-numbing, a soothing escape from ones problems, a way to shut up the kids and nagging wife and just zone out for a few minutes. Well. This movie has a simple credo: "Fuck that.

" Sure some would discount it for being shocking or graphic or blah blah blah..but the suspense and foreboding that is created is gripping and even upsetting at times, and to me thats amazing. Its not too often that anything can affect me in that way anymore.

.and if nothing else -it provokes a reaction. The mindfuck psychological upheaval in the film affected me more than the actual imagery..I felt the protagonists terror and unease and utter confusion and worse.

Thats an achievement in and of itself. Provoking empathy, and even sympathy for a character.